[Fields--home movies] Reel 1

Date1956 – 1957

Can DescriptionsAmateur footage of family activities. NHF xfer notes as follows. Reel numbers are NHF-assigned. 1. Winter '56, Xmas '56, Susan and B 1st communion, trip to NY airport and Easter '57. (UNEDITED) NHF Catalogers Notes for Reel 1: Intertitles: '(1) Winter 1956. (2)Christmas 1956. (3) Susan & B--'s 1st Communion. (4) Trip to New York Airport & Easter 1957.' (This reel is in color.) 00:01. Two youngster,boy and girl walk forward. They approach car. Girl smiles. Man, woman. Woman hanging wash on line. She has cloth or canvas container from which she removes wash. Woman holds up cloth item. Little girl walks forward. Boy behind her pushes snow shovel. Winter. Pan. of snow-covered grounds, home. CU boy. Boy, girl walk along. Boy runs, lunges forward in snow. Other boy goes by him, sliding along on his feet. The boys make snowballs. One hurls the one he's already made. 01:05. Boys in snow. Boy goes forward on small pair of child's skis. He skims on snow expertly. Boy hands ski to buddy who already has the other one. Four children run along and roll in snow. Boy runs forward, falls, rises. Boy walks along, skis in hand. Christmas tree aglow. Girl cradles doll in arms. Girl wiggles new plush toy along floor. Boy has slender, tied balloons around his head like a crown. Girl wiggles plush lamb. 02:10. Boy holds mechanical toy plane by string as its propeller whirs and plane moves around. Christmas tree. Girl pushes small carpet sweeper over rug. Boy lays paper bag on couch. He blows on slender balloon with his mouth. He dances around with balloon in mouth. Woman enters room. She smiles approvingly. She examines game. 03:06. Other woman places coat on couch. Shadowy shot. Indoor shot. French doors of home. Man, woman enter through French doors. Boy present. 04:03. Activity difficult to discern. Older man. Boy and girl jump up and down. Children gathered around. Two girls have dolls. Girl skips around, delighted with new belt which is wide blue ribbon. Quick pan. of family. Man holds infant on lap. Boy holds doll. 05:00. Children form circle, dance around with one girl in center. Woman, wearing necklace smiles. Man, wearing glasses smiles. Man, woman drink from glass. Woman raises skirt quickly, reveals red petticoat. Standing gent drinks from glass. Woman does quick dance. Boy on couch smiles, waves. Woman sits in front of small table. Ladies surround little boy, curious about item he has. Another woman does little dance. 06:06. Woman in chair, conservative expression. Pan. of family sitting in livingroom. Some raise glasses as if drinking toast. Pan. tracks to left. Woman has hand on brow. Couple kiss. Two men talking. Woman drinks heartily. Continuing pan. of family. Woman points. 07:04. Children outdoor in their snowsuits. They lie in snow, moving around trying to 'make angels'. Girl moves forward. She smiles, making semi-face. Boy, wearing cap runs in yard. Quick pan. of yard. Room in house with drawn Venetian blind. Boy runs in yard. Boy joyously pedals bike in yard. Girl also on bike rides beside of him. They peadal bikes in yard. Girl claps hands while on bike. Boy rides bike. Quick shots of faces of other boys watching. Woman leans out of window, talks to the boy and girl.08:06. Woman in yard. Exterior of business with sign on front of building. Woman with suitcase by car. Boy by woman lifts hand aloft. Airplane on airport runway. Men by plane. Helicopter in sky. Plane on runway. Man ascends ramp leading into plane. Men by luggage dolley. Plane on runway. Older woman, young girl. Girl by fence. Tries to straddle wooden frame. Formally clad little girl by door. Formaly dressed woman emerges from door. She smiles, descends steps. Woman sticks tongue out. 09:00. Girl enters car. Crouched down, woman waves from driver's seat. Three women, formally clad. They wear corsages. Two little girls in formal attire. Woman waves. CU man wearing glasses. Little girl waves. Woman tries to hide face by holding reed purse aloft. Girl places head against woman. Boy, formally dressed. Scan of girls, women. More boys in formal attire. Two women. Quick pan. of women, girls. CU older woman. She smiles, has large corsage. 10:03. Little girl carries white purse. Woman by car. Woman at edge of field. She has camera. Little girl sashays about and woman phtographs her. Boy attempting to blow out candles on cake. Little girl sitting opposite him. Boy moves candles about as woman tries to cut cake. 11:06. Boy passes slice cake to girl. He eats his as woman removes another slice. blows out candles on birthday cake. Does so. Woman cuts slice of birthday cake and places on plate for boy. 11:01. Woman serves cake to child sitting opposite boy. As boy eats cake, woman serves more slices. Boy blows on candles. Children at table eat, drink. Boy waves. Friends eat their cake. Quick pan. of the diners. Woman examines baseball glove. 12:01. Children come single file through doorway. One girl skips. Girl on end waves. Another makes face. Altar boys wearing red chausibles. Group of girls dressed in white wearing veils. This is confirmation ceremony. Boys accompany girls. Children reverently fold hands in prayer-fashion. Pan. of group. 13:03. Group marches altarward as congregation watches. Girl in white attire, veil. Boy, two girls. Ceremony over, group outside of church. Woman smiles. Girl with her confirmation certificate in envelope. Boys, girls in group. (End of Reel 1.)